Support for garden hose



INVENTOIL Jan. 8 1924.

J. THOMPSON SUPPORT FOR GARDEN HOSE Filed June 4. 1925 Patented dan. 8,1924.

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earner eterea.

JAMES THOMPSON, OF GREF'LEY, COLORADO.

SUPPORT FOR Application filed June 4,

fo all lwhom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, dairies TrroMrsoN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Greeley, in the county of Weld and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Supportsfor Garden I-lose, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hose supports of the type adapted to supportthe nozzle end of a garden hose for irrigating purposes, and has for itsprincipal obj ect the provision cheap and eliicient device of thischaracn ter in .which the angle of the nozzle can be directed in anydesired direction without the necessity of changing or removing theentire hose support inthe ground.

A further object of the invention is to provide means on a device ofthis character, which will act as a handle for forcing the support into,or removing same from the ground.

A still further object of the invention is to so construct the hosesupport, that it may Aupper portion of the improved hose sup-l bereadily attached or detached from the hose without danger of injuringthe same.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detailed construction of theinvention, which result in simplicity, economy and efhciency, and whichwill become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention reference is hadto the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numeralsrefer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout thedescription.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention in use.

Fig. Q, is a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the invention looking in the direction ofthe arrow 3 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 11 is a detail cross section of the porter.

Let numeral 10 designate a vertical standard preferably rectangular incross section. Standard 10 is pointed at its lower eXtremity as shown at11 to facilitate its insertion in the ground, and is vbent at rightangles near its upper extremity to form a horizontal hand rest or handle12. Pivoted to the standard 10 by means of a pivot bolt or rivet 13 isan angle clip 14. A hose clamp GARDEN HOSE.

1923.l Serial No. 643,398.

15, stamped of spring metal is pivoted to the horizontal leg of thekrangle clip 14 by means t of a pivot bolt or rivet 16.

I-Iose clamp 15 is free to revolve in any direction upon the clip 14,and the clip 14 may be revolved in any direction upon the standard 10.

In order to retain the various parts of the device in the desiredposition, a spring washer 17 is placed under'the head of the pivot bolt13 and serves to hold the angle clip 14 in constant frictionalengagement with the standard 10. A similar spring washer 18 serves alike purpose with reference to the hose clamp 15 and the angle clip 14C.V i

In use, the point 11 of the device is inserted in the ground. Should theground be hard, the user can force the standard 10 into the ground byplacing his foot upon the handle 12. The handle 12 also serves tofacilitate the removal vof the standard 10 from the ground. v

The garden hose, designated by the numeral 19, is pressed into the hoseclamp 15, which being constructed of spring material, will snugly engagethe hose.

The hose 19v is then moved forward, back and sideways to direct the flowof the stream in any desired direction.

When it is desired to change the direction of the stream, it is onlynecessary to give the hose a pull which will revolve the various partsof the device without it being necessary to remove the standard 10 fromthe ground.

It will be noted that the edges of the hose v clamp 15 are rolled backat all points, as indicated at 20, to prevent the clamp from injuringthe hose in any manner.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described andillustrated herein, it is desired and understood that the same may bevaried, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

I-Iaving thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to besecured by Letters Patent is l 1. yIn a support for garden hose compris*ing a vertical standard, pointed at its lower extremity and turned atright angles near its upper extremity to form a handle the combinationof an angle clip pivoted to the vertical leg of said vertical standard;a resilient hose clamp pivoted to the horizon--1 tal leg of said angleclip and spring means at both; Said pivotecl points 'holding' thepirotecl parte in frietional engagement.

2. A hose support comprising in Combination a vertical standard turnedal; right an- `@les at its upper extremity and pointed et its lowerextremity; en angular 'clip having :i vertical and e horizontal leg`pivotecl to the vertical standard and 'helflin friotional engagementtherewith by Spring means, the l0 horizontal leg-of said angular cliplying' in the same plane as the' turned upper extremity of saidsaindarcl, and carrying pil-voted thereon :1 hose clamp, and springmeans for causing'frietional engagemen between 15 said hose clamp andsaid horizontal leg.

In testimony whereoi l Cn-(HX my signature.

,. i yJTM/H419, THOMPSoN.

